My Journey Through Infertility: A Story of Struggle and Triumph
Grief. Despair. Hurt. Confusion. Heartbreak. Disappointment. Jealousy. These are the words that consumed my life for 2.5 years. Every day, wondering when it would finally be our turn to become parents.
Facing no after no and let down after let down took a toll on me, my marriage, and my relationships. I was in a constant cycle of grief and wondered if God had just forgotten about me. I felt like He didn’t care about me.
My husband and I tried to conceive for one full year before receiving a diagnosis of male factor infertility. It was a real shock, as I had never really heard of male factor infertility being talked about before. My husband tried all kinds of different supplements and medications, we did two failed rounds of IUI, we saw a urologist, and nothing worked.
We finally moved forward with IVF 2 years into our journey to becoming parents. We ended up having two failed IVF transfers back to back. This was the lowest point we had ever been at. I was so defeated and wondered if God even wanted us to become parents. I truly felt lost.
We took a few months off before we decided we were ready to try again. And then finally, with transfer #3, we got pregnant for the first time ever. Our dream come true. Our answer to so so many prayers. Our son was born in September 2021, healthy and perfect, and greater than anything we could’ve imagined. He is truly a joy and worth every day we spent wondering and waiting.
Around his first birthday, we started thinking about trying another transfer for another baby. Two months after he turned one, we transferred one of our remaining frozen embryos and it was successful the first time. I’m now pregnant with our second miracle, another boy, and most days it’s hard to believe this is actually my life.
I wish I could go back and tell my younger self to keep hanging on, as the wait would be 1000% worth it. I truly still can’t believe that I get to be a mama to two boys. It’s the greatest blessing. My faith was tested a million times over, but it is now clear to see that God was in the details all along. It all happened in his perfect timing.
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